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Teens, social media is not the place to air your dirty laundry. That’s the message behind a frank Women’s Resource Centre (WRC) discussion about social media etiquette and modern morality, this evening. WRC executive director Patrice Frith Hayward sa...

After years of waiting, the phone finally rang for aspiring actor Matthew Goodwin. This summer, the 26-year-old landed his first movie role in the Norwegian comedic horror flick Grendel, which premiered this month. “Everyone says it’s hard to get in...

Gina Flood was supposed to be stitching doggy bow-ties. But when a friend asked for a dress for his daughter, she could not refuse. “I ended up making 64 in eight different colours,” she said. “I thought, ‘Why stop with one?’.” Before she knew it, he...

Andreas Ratteray thought he was the smartest thing in the ocean, until he met some sharks. The 20-year-old had a close call this summer, while touring the Pacific with the Sea Education Association. “I am a pretty short dude and I was with two othe...

Monty Hamill has received $22,000 to buy his dream gift — sobriety. The 44-year-old has been battling alcoholism for most of his life. Friends and family stepped up with the cash for his rehabilitation only hours after his brother Kirkland requeste...

It’s no wonder “jump” is frequently heard in Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez’s lyrics. The soca queen is energetic, to put it mildly. She won the International Soca Monarch competition just six days before giving birth to her daughter Syri in 2009; her husband...

Dianna Adams laughs at the idea of slowing down after retirement. The 70-year-old teaches exercise classes, grows vegetables, constructs furniture and makes household repairs. “I’m busier than ever,” she said. She got interested in fitness while wor...

Some actors get 15 minutes of fame, Owain Johnston has had an hour. He won the BMDS Famous for 15 Minutes play-writing competition on Saturday evening — his fourth time. The prize was the much-coveted Golden Inkwell, and $250. Six 15-minute plays are...

Even marine pollution has a bright side. Well, it does if you are Tara Cassidy. She has a line of jewellery made from plastic beach debris cast in resin. “Many people are in disbelief that it isn’t a stone,” she said. “Some people have been irritate...

Booking a date with actor David Hasselhoff is easier than you think. That is what 24-year-old Kharis Brooks learnt during an internship with a British cellphone company, Vodafone. “It started as a joke,” Ms Brooks said. “We were planning a campaign ...